Barber Shop Show 176: The Marvelous Marvelettes

August 8, 2014

On this installment of the Barber Shop Show, Host Richard Steele was joined by cast members of The Marvelous Marvelettes. They filled us in on the real life Motown story behind the production, now playing at the Black Ensemble Theater. We were also treated to live, in-shop performances from:
• Alanna Taylor (who played "Wanda")
• Christina Harper (who plays "Katherine")
• Melanie McCullough (who plays "Gladys")
• And guitarist Herb Walker
We also got caught up with the Black Harvest Film Festival, which runs until August 28th.
We heard about some of the upcoming notable films from Shadow and Act's Sergio Mims. Plus, we spoke with a local brother/sister filmmaking team, Cy Weisman and Joshua MacNeal, about their film (which is playing at Black Harvest), “The 4th Meeting”.
The Barber Shop Show airs on Fridays and Saturdays at Noon on 90.7FM and 89.5FM. You can also stream live at vocalo.org. The show also broadcasts on Sundays at 3pm on WBEZ.